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The 2025-2026 Bethel Park school year runs from Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, to Friday, June 5, 2026. Schools will be closed on Labor Day (Sept. 1), Presidents Day (Feb. 16), and Memorial Day (May 25), as well as during Fall Break (Nov. 26–Dec. 1), Winter Break (Dec. 22–Jan. 2), and Spring Break (April 2–6). Notably, students will have an early release on Wednesday, Nov. 26, to begin Fall Break.
The school year is structured around four academic quarters, with grading periods ending in October, January, March, and June. Additional staff development days are scheduled throughout the year, with some resulting in no classes or delayed starts.
The outdoor graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 is set for Thursday, June 4, at 7 p.m. in Black Hawk Stadium.
Make-up dates for unexpected school cancellations are designated in January, February, March, and April. A remote learning option is always available.
Here are some of the major highlights of the 2025-2026 school calendar:
AUGUST 2025
- 15 Room Preparation Day (No Classes)
- 18-20 Staff Development Days (No Classes)
- 21 2025-2026 School Year Begins
SEPTEMBER
- 1 Labor Day (Schools Closed)
- 15 Act 80 Day (2-Hour Delay)
OCTOBER
- 23 First Academic Quarter Ends
- 24 Records Day (No Classes)
- 31 Halloween
NOVEMBER
- 4 Staff Development Day (No Classes)
- 26 Fall Break Begins (Early Release)
- 27-28 Fall Break (Schools Closed)
DECEMBER
- 1 Fall Break Continued (Schools Closed)
- 22-31 Winter Break (Schools Closed)
JANUARY 2026
- 1-2 Winter Break Continued (Schools Closed)
- 15 First Semester/Second Academic Quarter Ends
- 16 Records Day (No Classes)
- 19 Act 80 Day (No Classes)
- 20 Act 80 Day (2-Hour Delay)
FEBRUARY
- 16 Presidents Day (Schools Closed)
- 17 Staff Development Day (No Classes)
MARCH
- 16 Act 80 Day (No Classes)
- 17 Patrick’s Day
- 26 Third Academic Quarter Ends
APRIL
- 1 Records Day (No Classes)
- 2-6 Spring Break (Schools Closed)
MAY
- 4 Act 80 Day (2-Hour Delay)
- 19 Staff Development Day (No Classes)
- 25 Memorial Day (Schools Closed)
JUNE
- 4 Class of 2026 Graduation Ceremony
- 5 2025-2026 School Year Ends
- 8 Room Preparation/Records Day
MAKE-UP DATES:
Class make-up dates are Jan. 19, Feb. 17, March 16, and April 6 (order may vary). Remote Learning Days are also an option.
Graduation make-up dates are Friday, June 5, at 7 p.m. at Black Hawk Stadium and Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m. in the Bethel Park High School Gymnasium.
LOCAL HOLIDAYS:
The local holidays are Nov. 28, Dec. 24, Dec. 26, Dec. 29, and Dec. 30.
Scheduled event times and dates can occasionally change during the school year. For the most current information on Bethel Park School District events, please consult our Events Calendar at http://www.bpsd.org.